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| View Article | 11:01 a.m. | July 31, 2026 | WBEZ | Review: Lorde opens woman-forward Lollapalooza with a powerful set and Charli xcx duet | https://www.wbez.org/music/2026/07/31/lorde-setlist-chicago-music-festival-lollapalooza-charli-xcx | All it took was hearing the world “Girl” repeated a few times to know what was coming next. Rumors had been swirling all day that Charli xcx was going to pop up in Lorde’s set, especially with the “Brat” star teasing as much in [ a Reckless Records in-store appearance … |
| View Article | 11:01 a.m. | July 31, 2026 | WBEZ | Trump administration stops work on Great Lakes Asian carp project near Joliet | https://www.wbez.org/environment/2026/07/31/trump-administration-stops-work-great-lakes-asian-carp-project-joliet | Gov. JB Pritzker is calling on the Trump administration to immediately reverse a work stoppage on an embattled project needed to keep invasive Asian carp out of the Great Lakes near Joliet. Contractors at the Brandon Road Interbasin Project received a work stoppage order on July 24 stating the project … |
| View Article | 11:01 a.m. | July 31, 2026 | WBEZ | Women’s pro baseball comes home to Illinois, paving the way for next generation of ballplayers | https://www.wbez.org/sports/2026/07/31/womens-pro-baseball-comes-home-to-illinois-paving-the-way-for-next-generation-of-ballplayers | Seven years ago, 11-year-old Amira Hondras made a list of goals for her baseball career. The biggest among them was making the women’s national team and playing professionally. Around then, she competed at Rivets Stadium in Rockford in the Baseball for All national tournament, which hosts an annual international youth … |
| View Article | 11:01 a.m. | July 31, 2026 | WBEZ | Cook County predicts charity care will soar to highest level in more than a decade | https://www.wbez.org/health-medicine/2026/07/31/cook-county-predicts-charity-care-will-soar-to-highest-level-in-more-than-a-decade-medicaid-obamacare | Cook County Health expects to provide around $485 million in free or discounted care next year, returning to an era before the Affordable Care Act insured millions more Americans than it does today. That’s about $100 million more in what’s known as charity care than the county expects to provide … |
| View Article | 11:01 a.m. | July 31, 2026 | NBC Local | Decades-old Hawthorn Mall getting ‘major interior refresh' as part of redevelopment | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/hawthorn-mall-vernon-hills-redevelopment-mixed-use/3968675/ | Hawthorn Mall in the north suburbs will soon look different as it undergoes a "major interior refresh" as part of a redevelopment plan already under that's set to transform the 53-year-old mall. Real estate firm and mall owner Centennial described the part of the plan to evolve the mall, in … |
| View Article | 11:01 a.m. | July 31, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Chicago school board backs revised CPS budget relying on $150M from state | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-school-board-cps-budget | ![Chicago school board approves amended CPS budget, avoiding layoffs but raising funding concerns][10] ![Chicago school board approves amended CPS budget, avoiding layoffs but raising funding concerns][10] #### [ Chicago school board approves amended CPS budget, avoiding layoffs but raising funding concerns ][11] The Chicago Board of Education approved an amended … |
| View Article | 11:01 a.m. | July 31, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Pritzker signs online safety bill for Illinois children | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/pritzker-signs-online-safety-bill-illinois-children | **CHICAGO** \- Gov. JB Pritzker is signing the Children’s Online Social Media Safety Act on Friday morning, expanding protections for kids online. [ Illinois HB5511 ][5] limits how social media companies can target feeds to children and requires platforms to use device operating systems to verify a child’s age. The … |
| View Article | 11:01 a.m. | July 31, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Illinois woman charged with shooting husband inside home | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-woman-charged-shooting-husband | ![][1] article Capricia Price | Will County Sheriff's Office #### The Brief * * A Crete woman is charged with shooting her husband inside a home. * The man was airlifted to a Chicago hospital with a gunshot wound and is expected to recover. * The children were unharmed, and … |
| View Article | 11:01 a.m. | July 31, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Cook County predicts charity care will soar to highest level in more than a decade | https://chicago.suntimes.com/health/2026/07/31/cook-county-predicts-charity-care-will-soar-to-highest-level-in-more-than-a-decade-medicaid-obamacare | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][15] * [ Facebook ][16] * [ Bluesky ][17] * [ Email ][18] * [ Reddit ][19] * [ Flipboard ][20] Cook County Health expects to provide around $485 million in free or discounted care next year, returning to an … |
| View Article | 11:01 a.m. | July 31, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Review: Lorde opens woman-forward Lollapalooza with a powerful set and Charli xcx duet | https://chicago.suntimes.com/lollapalooza/2026/07/31/lorde-setlist-chicago-music-festival-lollapalooza-charli-xcx | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] All it took was hearing the world “Girl” repeated a few times to know what was coming next. Rumors … |
| View Article | 11:01 a.m. | July 31, 2026 | Chicago Reader | Oneida bring the “Power of the O” to the Empty Bottle | https://chicagoreader.com/music/concert-preview/oneida-empty-bottle/ | ![][61] Credit: Landon Nordeman If you’ve ever caught [ Oneida ][62] live, you know that these gnarly avant- rockers are Olympian-level endurance players with a mischievous sense of humor. Like motivational speakers or WWE wrestlers, they often hype themselves up, preaching their own “Power of the O.” They may drop … |
| View Article | 11:01 a.m. | July 31, 2026 | Chicago Reader | Chicago’s Consensus Madness invoke the beautiful bile of punk’s first wave | https://chicagoreader.com/music/concert-preview/consensus-madness-empty-bottle/ | ![][47] Consensus Madness Credit: Thaib Wahab The four veteran Chicago punks who play as Consensus Madness have a deep reverence for the roots of their movement. On their new debut full-length, _Endeavors_ (Iron Lung), their straightforward, flinty tracks can transmit their tightly wound fury directly into your brain. By the … |
| View Article | 11:01 a.m. | July 31, 2026 | Chicago Reader | Homegrown guitar phenom Isaiah Sharkey brings eclectic funk to Garcia’s | https://chicagoreader.com/music/concert-preview/isaiah-sharkey-garcias/ | ![][32] Isaiah Sharkey Credit: Courtesy the artist When it comes to musical talent, the “nature versus nurture” debate won’t be settled anytime soon. To explain Chicago guitarist and singer Isaiah Sharkey, it doesn’t have to be—he’s benefited from both. Raised by a musical family in Cabrini-Green, Sharkey remembers that he … |
| View Article | 11:01 a.m. | July 31, 2026 | Chicago Reader | American Football go against the grain to make their best album this century | https://chicagoreader.com/music/concert-preview/american-football-salt-shed/ | ![][17] American Football Credit: Alexa Viscius Discord ripples through _American Football (LP 4)_ like the rumbling of distant thunder. The fourth full-length from Illinois emo forebears [ American Football ][18] , released by Polyvinyl in May, is their third since reuniting a dozen years ago. Beloved from their brief run … |
| View Article | 11:01 a.m. | July 31, 2026 | Chicago Reader | Durian massaman curry at Eat Fine Design by Khun Kung | https://chicagoreader.com/food/reader-bites/durian-massaman-curry-eat-fine-design-by-khun-kung-thai-food/ | ![][1] _Reader Bites celebrates dishes, drinks, and atmospheres from the Chicagoland food scene. Explore all of our favorites at_ [ _chicagoreader.com/food/reader- bites_ ][2] _._ I developed an intermittent craving for durian after first trying it in Thailand a few years ago. One whiff of its sharp, unforgettable smell and one … |
| View Article | 11 a.m. | July 31, 2026 | Capitol Fax | Turning Promise Into Progress For Illinois Students | https://capitolfax.com/2026/07/31/turning-promise-into-progress-for-illinois-students-6/ | _[The following is a paid advertisement.]_ Thank you, Governor Pritzker and members of the General Assembly for taking an important step forward for Illinois students with a $26 million investment in free, healthy school meals, a $17 million increase and the largest expansion in over a decade. Your leadership is … |
| View Article | 11 a.m. | July 31, 2026 | block-club-chicago | As School Year Approaches, South Side Students ‘Sick Of Waiting’ For Peace Room Partnerships | https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/07/31/as-school-year-approaches-south-side-students-sick-of-waiting-for-peace-room-partnerships/ | WOODLAWN — Students in Woodlawn are advocating to bring back community groups that helped develop a “peace room” at their high school — while kids at a nearby elementary school are pushing to open a room of their own. Hyde Park Academy, 6220 S. Stony Island Ave. in Woodlawn, for … |
| View Article | 11 a.m. | July 31, 2026 | ABC Local | Body cameras will start being shipped to ICE offices next week, Maine Sen. Susan Collins says | https://abc7chicago.com/story/body-cameras-will-start-being-shipped-ice-offices-week-maine-sen-susan-collins-says/19606626/ | Republican Sen. Susan Collins said she met Thursday with Immigration and Customs Enforcement for an update after the [ deadly shooting ][34] of a Colombian native in Biddeford, Maine. Collins says Acting ICE Director David Venturella confirmed that its policy requires at least one ICE officer to wear a body-worn … |
| View Article | 11 a.m. | July 31, 2026 | ABC Local | Trump takes his Cabinet to Camp David, a secluded retreat with a history of high-stakes talks | LIVE | https://abc7.com/post/trump-takes-cabinet-camp-david-secluded-retreat-history-high-stakes-talks/19606733/ | WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump is taking Friday's Cabinet meeting on the road - to the Camp David presidential retreat in Maryland, a rustic backdrop for sessions that have come to be known for being overly long and consumed by administration officials' endless praise for their boss. White House press … |
| View Article | 11 a.m. | July 31, 2026 | ABC Local | 1 dead after 2 motorcycles crash on I-290 in Maywood: Illinois State Police | https://abc7chicago.com/post/motorcycle-crash-i290-kills-1-person-1st-avenue-maywood-illinois-state-police-say/19607044/ | MAYWOOD, Ill. (WLS) -- Two motorcycles crashed on Interstate 290 in the west suburbs on Thursday night, leaving one person dead, Illinois State Police said. ISP said troopers responded to the crash on eastbound I-290 at 1st Avenue in Maywood just after 8:30 p.m. ### [ ABC7 Chicago is now … |